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Integration Engineer - Relocation AvailableKiva Systems

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Want to be part of a company that is using a disruptive and game-changing technology to re-write the laws of fulfillment and supply chain management? Want to be part of the team that is designing the fulfillment center of the future for leading retail, distribution, and manufacturing companies? Want to be on the leading edge of a $20 billion market?
Kiva Systems, Inc. is a rapidly growing Boston-based robotics company that is revolutionizing supply chain operations. Our customers are large retailers, catalog operators, e-commerce and other companies that ship products to consumers, businesses and retail stores. Please see www.kivasystems.com for more information about us.
Kiva is seeking a uniquely talented and motivated engineer to join our Configuration, Integration and Test team. The ideal candidate will partner a technical background with experiences both leading matrix teams and interacting with demanding customers. The candidate must be able to operate independently, possessing the desire, drive, and energy required to represent Kiva to our customers while solving new problems on the fly. He or she should be comfortable digging into challenging technical problems under pressure, with experience implementing software and hardware solutions. This job will require a unique combination of flexibility, creativity, innovation, leadership skills, drive, and proactive management. It also requires travel, up to 35% of overall time, to locations across the US and a growing number of international sites.
A successful candidate will have operational and /or technical consulting experience as well as good configuration and customer skills.
The Integration Engineer will be responsible for:
Creating raving fans of Kiva customers while accepting personal responsibility for their success?
Executing technical tasks, such as software installation and upgrade of pre-configured servers and workstations
Configuring and testing all aspects of a Kiva system (software, message brokering software, hardware, robotics, and site layout)
Performing on-site station and software configuration support during initial system deployment
Lead cross-organizational teams through the configuration and testing of software, hardware, and robotics system
The candidate must have the following qualifications:
An interest in working in a quirky and fun startup and helping its team grow it into a mature organization
BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related technical field?
Creativity and innovative problem solving skills with prior success in high-pressure, fast-paced environments
Comfort with detailed and complicated technology including software, hardware, robotics, etc.
Comfort working in environments like warehouses or construction sites while managing teams to accomplish complex projects Cursory knowledge of networking and network topologies, such as routers, switches, and firewalls?
Technical skills including familiarity with Linux, Java, XML, SQL, bash, python, networking and database administration (MySQL, Oracle, etc)?
Comfort working as both part of a high-performing team and as an entirely independent performer Excellent communications skills partnered with proven analytical and technical/mechanical skills